as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old children excited about starting preschool

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Recent Examples of preschool State officials issued the emergency closure order Jan. 3, and the preschool filed an appeal, according to Griffin. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025 This is the third year the coalition, which oversees daycare and preschool in the county, has hosted a diaper drive. Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025 Our grandmother taught at the preschool there for 17 years. The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025 The shocking video, which was shared by ABC 7, shows an employee at the Homewood preschool dragging Grayson, the eldest of Forte’s two sons, toward a trash can by a wall and placing him inside of it. Bailey Richards, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preschool

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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschool. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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